Insects injurious to fruits . found in the Western States,especially in parts of Iowaand Kansas. It is a very variable beetle;usually it is of a silvery-white color, with dark mark-ings, as shown in Fig. 23, but sometimes these latter are wholly or partly is as yet known of its history in the earrlier stages ofits existence. Should this weevil ever occur in sufficient numbers to ex-cite alarm, they could probably be collected by jarring thetrees, as in the case of the plum-weevil, and then destroyed. Wo. 15.—The Seventeen-year septendecim Linn. The seventeen-year
Insects injurious to fruits . found in the Western States,especially in parts of Iowaand Kansas. It is a very variable beetle;usually it is of a silvery-white color, with dark mark-ings, as shown in Fig. 23, but sometimes these latter are wholly or partly is as yet known of its history in the earrlier stages ofits existence. Should this weevil ever occur in sufficient numbers to ex-cite alarm, they could probably be collected by jarring thetrees, as in the case of the plum-weevil, and then destroyed. Wo. 15.—The Seventeen-year septendecim Linn. The seventeen-year locust is an insect very well knownthroughout the United States, and is sometimes met with inCanada. It is generally believed to require seventeen yeaisin which to complete its transformations, nearly the whole ofthis period being spent under ground. The perfect insect measures, when its wings are expanded,from two and a half to three inches across. It is representedat c in Fig. 24. The body is stout and blackish, the wings. 36 INSECTS IprjuRIOVS TO THE APPLE. transparent, the thick anterior edge and large veins areorange-red, and near the front margin, towards the tip, thereis a dusky, zigzag line resembling a W. The rings of theabdomen are edged with dull orange, and the legs are of thesame hue. The locusts appear in the South earlier thau in Fig. 24.
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